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Occult rock is a proto-metal style of rock music. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Occult rock (also known as doom rock [1] or witch rock) [2] is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the late 1960s to early 1970s, [3] pioneered by bands such as Coven [3] [4] and Black Widow.
Mercyful Fate is a Danish heavy metal band from Copenhagen, formed in 1981 by vocalist King Diamond and guitarist Hank Shermann. [4] Influenced by progressive rock and hard rock, and with lyrics dealing with LaVeyan Satanism (often with ironic or sardonic use of Christian themes) and the occult, Mercyful Fate was part of the first wave of black metal in the early to mid-1980s, along with Venom ...
Satanic Surfers was formed in autumn, 1989 by vocalist Erik Kronwall and drummer Rodrigo Alfaro. Soon after, Frederik Jakobsen and Magnus Blixtberg joined on guitar, while Tomek Sokolowski took on bass duties. The band did not release their debut album until 1993. Named Skate to Hell, the record was the first release issued by Bad Taste Records.
Gorgoroth are known for their satanic-themed and anti-Christian lyrics. [2] The band's founder and guitarist Infernus is openly a theistic satanist and considers himself "Satan's minister on Earth". He formed Gorgoroth to express his Satanist beliefs. [96] [97] The band's former vocalist Gaahl is openly anti-Christian.
The band played at Elements of Rock in 2004. [7] The band reunited around 2010, and released an EP in 2011 with a style similar to bands such as Mortification. [6] In 2016, the band announced they had signed to Vision of God Records and would be releasing the album Enemy of Satan. [8] It was released in July 2017.
The Satanic Satanist is the fourth studio album by American rock band Portugal. The Man. [9] The album's artwork is a combination of photographs and watercolor illustrations by lead singer John Gourley. On June 1, 2009, the band released the song "People Say" for free download on their official website. [10]
Watain is a Swedish black metal band, formed in 1998. [1] The band's name is taken from an early recording by the American black metal group Von. [2] [3] [4] The band have become famous for their theistic Satanist views and for their live shows which involve pyrotechnics, candles, Satanic rituals, animal carcasses, and blood.